Mode: Ban Sharing

[gdude2002]

The Ban Sharing mode comprises Cozy's ban-sharing functionality, exclusively for use with other large modding communities that we collaborate with. It needs to contain a number of features, but it's worth noting that none of these features should allow the bot to create bans automatically.

• Bans from all relevant servers need to be stored in the database for lookup purposes, but we should think about how unbans should be handled by that system
  • Note that this does not mean that other information on server members should be stored - we almost definitely should not do that
• Management commands for managing the list of external servers that are allowed to add the bot
• Servers must be able to set up a ban relay channel, with settings including a ban command template (to generate ban commands that can easily be copied and pasted) and a way to ignore bans from specific servers
• Moderator slash commands for ban relaying configuration and ban lookups based on the database
• Informational messages on ban history in other servers when a user joins

I created a silly diagram at some point, so here it is:

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Something that's critical to remember is that, while the above features must all be present and fleshed out, they will ultimately be temporary - someday, it's hoped that this functionality can be extracted into an entirely separate organization, with a proper HTTP API, web interface, the ability to write your own bots that consume it, and so on. This is a massive, massive undertaking, though - and not one that will be worked on any time soon - so Cozy should have a good, reliable system of its own until then.

[Jamalam360]

someday, it's hoped that this functionality can be extracted into an entirely separate organization, with a proper HTTP API, web interface, the ability to write your own bots that consume it,

I know this is a long way off but that sounds brilliant

[gdude2002]

someday, it's hoped that this functionality can be extracted into an entirely separate organization, with a proper HTTP API, web interface, the ability to write your own bots that consume it,

I know this is a long way off but that sounds brilliant

It's a super long-term goal, yeah, and itself out of scope of this issue (and organization really) - it's been on my personal wishlist for a while too, but the Forge people would very much prefer to be able to host (or modify) a custom bot, and there's just no way we can manage that with this issue as it stands

[gdude2002]

The requirements for this have changed dramatically. This system will now be part of Quilt Community Collab, and a project we're currently working on together there. That said, this mode may still be useful for shipping infractions over there on a case-by-case basis in the meantime.